Canaan Smith at Club Rodeo

COUNTRY LOVE: Canaan Smith brings his big country hit "Love You Like That" to Club Rodeo.

When it comes to pop country hooks, you’d be hard pressed to find a stronger earworm than the chorus of Canaan Smith’s “Love You Like That,” where he promises love “slow as the Mississippi, strong as a fifth of whiskey, steady as a Tom Petty track.” Currently on his Long Way From the Freeway Tour, the Indiana-born singer and songwriter brings his towering 2014 hit and much more to San Jose this week courtesy of local radio station KRTY. It’s a chance to catch a rising star in an intimate local venue. Nashville trio Levon and Missouri-born solo artist Filmore open the show.